The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-12-08
Vermont Politics.
Meeting of the State Committee-The
hrst state Convention to he held
In April-F0rbes' gossip.

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In Aprii-Forbes' gossip.
The political campaign in Vermont
was formally opened at Burlington,
Friday, the occasion being the initial
meeting of the Republican State Com
mittee, which met at the Van Ness
House in pursuance to call of Chair
man Page. A number of representa-
tive Republicans from various Sec
tons of the State were present, a.
mong whom were Governor Ormsbee,
Congressman Grout, Col. Albert
Clarke of Rutland, Gen. VIM. Wells
and Hon. &. G. Benedict.
The principal subject discussed by
the committee was in relation to the
next State Conventions, and it was
decided to hold the State Convention
for the election of delegates to the
Republican National Convention at
Burlington ON the first Wednesday in
April. This convention will elect
four delegates and four alternates.
The time and place for holding the
two District Conventions for elect
ing the four additional delegates to
which the State is entitled have not
yet been determined by the commit
tee of the First and Second Congress
sional Districts.
The State Committee decided to
meet on the first Wednesday in April
to fix time and place for holding a
convention for the nomination of a
Governor, Lieut.. Governor, Treasur-
er, Secretary of State and State Au-
ditor. This convention will probably
be held soon after the meeting of the
National Convention. Both of the
State Conventions will consist of a.
bout $50 delegates, the basis of rep
resentation in each being the Repub-
lican vote for Governor at the last
election.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
is an ''off" year in Vermont politics
there has been considerable discus
sion in the State press and among
the people regarding the political sit
uation in the country and the coming
State and national campaigns. The
views of such representative Repub-
licans as Senator Morrill,, ex-Gov. j.
Gregory Smith, Hon. Frederick Bill
lings, ex-Gov. Redfeld Proctor,
Congressman William W. Grout,
Gov. Ormsbee and Chairman Page
of the State Committee are to the
effect that the result of the New York
election has in no wise impaired the
strength of the Republican party or
lessened the prospect of party success
in 1888. They believe that the Re-
publican National Convention will
nominate the strongest and most a.
valuable candidate and that the nomi-
nee of that convention will be elected.
The following gossipy clippings are
from Forbes in the Boston Journal
1t seems probable that the Vermont
delegates will favor that candidate
who, in the opinion of the delegations
from the doubtful States, can carry
the most votes in those States. Yer
mont will Loyalty support the nominee
of the National Convention.
Col. George w. Hooker, the Yer.
mont member of the Republican Ma.
tional Committee, leaves for Wash
ington soon to attend the meeting OF
that body called to select time ant
place for holding the National Con.
vention. Col. Hooker has moi
changed his ante-election opinion re-
garding the prospects of party sue
cess in 1888 on account of the Dem
ocratic Doodle victory in New York
He thinks the election had no politi
cal significance, so far as nationa
politics are concerned, and that thu
Empire State can be carried by thu
Republicans on national issues.
1t is believed that the Republican
ticket will receive larger vote mex
September than for a number o
years. and that the Democratic vote
will be correspondingly small. A
Democratic detection on account O.
the dominating influence of Atkins
and company in the matter of appoint
ments to office is reported from sew
eral quarters. Mugwumps of Dem
ocratic proclivities are numerous il
certain localities. The members OF
the committee, without exception, ex.
pressed themselves as encouraged al
the general result of the Novem bel
elections, and as sanguine of Repub
lican success in the Presidential elec
ton in 1888.
The estate" method of nominating